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*)The task of an artis is merely to remind his/her fellow human beings that the beauty of life is like the raibow itself. Its beauty lies in the colourful appearance before us during the rainy season;

*) Self-discipline is a "must" for anyone wishing to be successful in life. Without it, don't ever expect to achieve any progress in our life time....

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*) We are the roots, the children are the branches and twigs/The roots have to be strongly rooted in the soil/The roots have to be watered/ So that/the branches and twigs will grow in fertility/................/welcoming the shining sun//

*) I very much like to fly high like an eagle...(thinking of being an intellectual in TL)

*)Notes to myself: Mirror yourself all the time!

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*) Time will reveal everything that we hide in the past...

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*) Love conquers all evil... I believe this as like anybody else does.From time immemorial love has been always a theme greatly explored by the artists in their work. It is an everlasting theme. I have been overwhelmed by the power of love all my life. Oh, Lord I am grateful for the opportunity of living in this world and taste the sweetness of love!

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*) I often tell my fellows from overseas that if they want to know Timorese mind, they should watch the "futu manu", the cock fighting. There is a philosophy behind the game..XG, in my view, communes such philosophy...